Rhynwa

Almost as if she knows how you play... heh.

Yes - but for your buffing and shooting. AM before the main mass heads in, then mutate, and the heal aura is a nice touch afterward. Then shoot the held greens or bring down the blues. I run a Dark/dark and I feel you debuff frustration. One debuffer - and maybe even 10-15 of us - just aren't going to dent the bad boy.

Most powers in the defenders (primaries) just can't affect Hami raids - debuffs are wayyyyy to resisted and no defense or resistance buff helps the raiders... Emp is the most useful since it is all buffs, with the aura, the ST heal, AP if they have it, AB and the two auras - that is all useful. Fort maybe for the to hit, and the +dam, but not for the defense. Kin has SB and can keep the empaths moving, ID and IR for movement of the raid force (the heal just doesn't work really well since it is centered on the target), Rad has AM, the rez and the heal, Dark has shadowfall, the rez, the pitiful hold and the heal. FF has the big bubble and insulation shield for the tanks (prevents the end drain), Sonic has the big bubble and clarity, TA has the hold (and OSA for the Howling Slick trick), Storm has the end drain protect/tiny heal, Cold has frostworks for any HP low tank. Only the buffs, and then only *some* of the buffs.

However, try to run a raid without us? Ha... it will fail. Our few buffs still make the raids happen :-) Ever see scrappers and tanks quivering in fear? Tanks go dead when the blues drain their end. How many dead people lying around? You want to get OUT of the goo when the bloom comes? Heh. Defenders still make the raid go 'round - we just have to share the spotlight with other ATs... :-P

PG is one of the weakest holds in the game. However, it does provide a mag 3 for emergencies (I consider Sappers, Sorcerers, Illusionists and Communications Officers to be 'emergencies' ;-) The only other benefit is that it stacks with Fluffy's Pet gaze for a mag 6 although this only is reliable when you have one target... like an AV.

I took it at lvl 44, and it is nice to have around. I could live without it.

Fearsome stare is the uber power, as has been alluded to several times in this thread. I personally prefer a more debuffing style, so I have my FS slotted with 2 Lysos (+acc/+tohit debuff) one Enzyme (+end/-tohit) and three pieces of Abyss (mostly for the rech). This really makes the debuff portion king, although the fear is just awesomesauce right out of the box. Makes this power ALWAYS useful, even against Nems and robots (who don't fear, but absolutely get debuffed).